Can a Christian come under the influence of demons?
Yes. But keep in mind we are not referring to demon possession. Christians can and sometimes do come under the deceptive lies of the enemy. As a result, they sometimes do strange things. If this were not possible we would not be told to resist the devil (James 4:7), or that we do not wrestled against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places (Eph 6:12), or that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God (2 Cor 10:4). The solution to countering and preventing demonic persuasion is two-fold. First, is to cut off the influence where possible. Drugs and alcohol can weaken the mind and open a door to a demon. Negative, bitter, and critical attitudes in others can affect and open more doors for influence in us. Second, is to resist the attack (influence). James tells us to do just that (Jas 4:7). Most of our attacks come through the mind; therefore
